Egypt detects 989 new coronavirus cases, 57 fatalities on Saturday

Egypt detects 989 new coronavirus cases, 57 fatalities on Saturday

The country registered the first drop below the 1,000-case threshold since 24 December







Ahram Online

, Sunday 10 Jan 2021







File photo: a health worker wearing protective gear prepares to take swab samples from people queuing in their cars to test for the coronavirus at a drive-through COVID-19 screening center at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)













Egypt reported 989 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the first drop below the 1,000-case threshold since 24 December, according to a statement by the country's health ministry.

Today's figures bring the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in mid-February to 148,799 cases.

The health ministry also reported 57 new deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 8,142.

The statement said that 754 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 118,294.

Since the last week of December, more than 1,000 people have been infected every day as the country is currently witnessing a second wave of the coronavirus.

Authorities have warned of a spike in COVID-19 cases since